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| "Funplex" | ||||
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| Single by the B-52s | ||||
| from the album Funplex | ||||
| A-side | "Funplex" | |||
| Released | January 29, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007 | |||
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| Length | 4:07 (album version) 3:16 (radio edit) | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Songwriter | The B-52s | |||
| Producer | Steve Osborne | |||
| The B-52s singles chronology | ||||
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"Funplex" is a song recorded by the B-52s. It is the title track and first single from the band's eighth full-length studio album Funplex. The single was released to iTunes Store's internationally as a digital download on January 29, 2008.
Remixes of the track by Peaches, Cansei de Ser Sexy and Scissor Sisters were released digitally on March 5, 2008.
A music video was filmed in West Hollywood on March 1, 2008, and featured a cameo appearance at the end by RuPaul, who had appeared in the video for "Love Shack". The video features the band performing in a CGI shopping mall and premiered on MySpace on March 26, 2008.
Lyrics in the song, "Private property–hippie be quiet / Your peace sign T-shirt / Could cause a riot" refer to the 2003 Crossgates Mall T-shirt censorship controversy.
The 'Cansei de Ser Sexy' remix of "Funplex" is featured on Just Dance (2009). It was also featured on Just Dance 3 (2011) as a downloadable track for the Xbox 360, but became unavailable for purchase following the removal of most DLCs from the Xbox 360 Marketplace on August 20, 2023.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| US Dance Club Songs (Billboard)[1] | 14 |
